Updates: things needed for Saturday

LINKS
japan
turkey
Kuwait
Nation-building popular/unpopular
Dead troops cause/don't cause backlash
It’s easy/not easy to spin things as related to terror/security
Military (contracters) powerful
Agencies link, don’t link (DOD, etc.)



START DA
Impacts
More U

MIDTERMS
More U
Ev that Dems will pass stuff if they hold, and won’t if they lose. Examples:
Immigration
Cap and trade
Repeal tax cuts
Balanced budget
Govt shutdown (send those cites to someone else)

GENERAL U
Yes/no Obama popular
Yes/no capital
Yes/no democratic unity
Yes/no bipart

Agenda DA

Links – Michelle, Meghna, Vinay

A lot of cards for withdrawal from each of the 6 countries being popular/unpopular
Withdrawal angers hawks/GOP
Withdrawal unpopular with the public
Nation-building popular/unpopular
Forward deployment popular/unpopular
Dead troops cause backlash
Fighting terrorism = popular
It’s easy/not easy to spin things as related to terror/security
Obama needs to look strong on security
Hawks = important moderate vote
Military powerful
Military contractors powerful
Agencies link, don’t link (DOD, etc.)

Internal links – Tatsuro

Remember to cut both the theoretical cards and new cards about Obama
PC key/not key
Spillover is true/not true
Popularity key/not key
Winners win (and answers)
Flip flops
Spillover yes/no
Base key, olive branches key

Obama good DA - Krishan, Ashish, Varun

Possibilities:
Tax cut extension
Energy bill (not cap and trade), possibly focused on nuclear funding
Jobs
Immigration
War funding
Budget
Various FTAs (Colombia, South Korea, Panama)

Midterms – Austin, Giovani, Fernando

Uniqueness (Austin)

Cards that the GOP will takeover the House/Senate
Trends/momentum cards
Cards that the economy will determine the results. i.e. – policies don’t matter – it’s just economics

Links (Giovanni)

Focus on the importance of security and distractions from the economy

Impacts (Fernando)

Possibilities:
Govt shutdown (cites)
Cap and trade
Immigration
Impeachment
Economy